Penobscot County, Maine (ME)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	28%

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Races in Penobscot County, Maine:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Males: 70,715	(48.8%)
Females: 74,204	(51.2%)

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Penobscot County:	2.4 people
Maine:	2.4 people

This county:	$41,333
Maine:	$45,888

This county:	$559
State:	$569

Penobscot County:	$125,100
Maine:	$176,000

Detached houses: $159,980

Here:	$159,980
State:	$240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $218,357

Here:	$218,357
State:	$259,290

In 2-unit structures: $170,423

Here:	$170,423
State:	$237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,013

Here:	$149,013
State:	$258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,808

Here:	$163,808
State:	$254,084

Mobile homes: $36,535

Here:	$36,535
State:	$42,332

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,409

Here:	$18,409
State:	$81,046

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 228
• Thefts: 495
• Auto thefts: 35

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 241
• Thefts: 493
• Auto thefts: 19

Penobscot County:	13.4%
Maine:	12.0%

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	10.9%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Area name: Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Penobscot County is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $551 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $689 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bangor, Orono, Brewer, Old Town, Hampden, Lincoln, Millinocket, Hermon, Glenburn, Dexter.

2005 air pollution in Penobscot County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.067 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 48 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Aroostook County , Hancock County , Piscataquis County , Somerset County , Waldo County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Penobscot County: Fields Pond Settlement (A), Pleasant Lake Shores Campground (B), Cedar Lake Camps (C), Old Long A Siding (D), Wheeler Stream Camping Area (E), Hows Corners (F), Harts Corners (G), Frazier Camp (H), Dabscook Crossover (I), Huise Corners (J), Buckhorn Camps (K), Carry Farm (L), Pollard Brook (M), Hunt Farm (N), Foster Camp (O), Carmel Valley Golf Club (P), Poplar Tavern Camp (Q), Hay Brook Farm (R), Parks Pond Campground (S), Areys Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Penobscot County include: Emmanuel Church (A), Benedicts Parish Church (B), Penobscot Valley Church of Christ (C), Mattawamkeag Bible Baptist Church (D), Charleston Pentecostal Church (E), Crossroads Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Cardville Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: North Ridge Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2), Lakeview Cemetery (3), Stephen Cemetery (4), Academy Cemetery (5), Long Ridge Cemetery (6), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: McGilvry Pond (A), North Twin Lake (B), Little Pushaw Pond (C), Mattamiscontis Lake (D), Elbow Lake (E), Egg Pond (F), Ireland Pond (G), Isthmus Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked Brook (A), Passadumkeag River (B), Crommett Brook (C), Pattagumpus Stream (D), Crocker Brook (E), Patten Stream (F), Crane Ridge Brook (G), Eagle Stream (H), Cranberry Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Penobscot County include: Mattawamkeag Wilderness County Park (1), Pond Farm State Wildlife Management Area (2), Penobscot-Piscataquis Wildlife Management Area (3), Cold Stream Beach Recreation Area (4), Hermon Creative Playground (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Stacyville Post Office (A), Olamon Post Office (B), Charleston Post Office (C), Sherman Station Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.6%
Maine:	8.1%

Current college students: 12,276
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,646 (51% naturalized citizens)

Penobscot County:	2.5%
Whole state:	2.9%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 41,000
• One, attached: 1,260
• Two: 4,150
• 3 or 4: 5,234
• 5 to 9: 3,230
• 10 to 19: 1,186
• 20 or more: 1,390
• Mobile homes: 9,239
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 158

Housing units in Penobscot County with a mortgage: 17,511 (1,376 second mortgage, 3,004 home equity loan, 64 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,428

Here:	65.0% with mortgage
State:	66.4% with mortgage

Penobscot County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 3.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/6/1953, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person

Penobscot County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 4.3 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.3 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from Penobscot County center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/16/1994 at 04:22:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:01:54, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.9 miles away from Penobscot County center
On 10/25/2001 at 00:24:29, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 3.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/16/1994 at 07:40:11, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.9 miles away from Penobscot County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 54,386 (79%) Carpooled: 7,332 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 421 (1%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Taxi: 161 (0%) Motorcycle: 31 (0%) Bicycle: 116 (0%) Walked: 3,129 (5%) Other means: 443 (1%) Worked at home: 2,624 (4%)

5.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)

Penobscot County:	0.18%
Maine average:	0.12%

3.17% relocated from other counties in Maine ($15,863 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($17,962 average AGI)

Penobscot County:	2.44%
Maine average:	2.95%

from Hancock County, ME	0.46% ($28,576 average AGI)
from Aroostook County, ME	0.36% ($26,056)
from Somerset County, ME	0.34% ($27,144)
from Waldo County, ME	0.34% ($34,091)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.32% ($34,836)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.26% ($28,000)
from Piscataquis County, ME	0.26% ($26,622)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,588 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)

Penobscot County:	0.07%
Maine average:	0.07%

2.98% relocated to other counties in Maine ($16,131 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($17,123 average AGI)

Penobscot County:	2.74%
Maine average:	3.05%

to Cumberland County, ME	0.48% ($31,894 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME	0.46% ($39,561)
to Waldo County, ME	0.38% ($34,254)
to Somerset County, ME	0.30% ($25,090)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.30% ($29,293)
to Aroostook County, ME	0.25% ($28,453)
to York County, ME	0.19% ($34,029)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,114 (19,664 aged, 5,450 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 112,769 (29,301 male householders, 8,848 female householders)

  30,614 spouses, 37,460 children (34,241 natural, 982 adopted, 2,237 stepchildren), 1,170 grandchildren, 539 brothers or sisters, 542 parents, 1,102 other relatives, 3,193 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 25,681 (8,935 male householders (6,275 living alone)), 11,051 female householders (9,208 living alone)), 5,695 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,469 (1,460 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,652 2-persons, 9,133 3-persons, 7,562 4-persons, 2,815 5-persons, 753 6-persons, 234 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,483 1-person, 3,789 2-persons, 468 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

95.4% of residents of Penobscot County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,019,651,000 ($6880 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $94,639,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $403,013,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $174,287,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,075,000
Federal grants: $286,703,000
Federal procurement contracts: $45,761,000 ($31,097,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $104,813,000 ($31,744,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,401,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $76,667,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,859,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+28 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.15 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

59% of Penobscot County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Maine.

Penobscot County:	59.0%
State average:	60.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 108942
• Northeast: 20051
• Midwest: 3481
• South: 4845
• West: 2633

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,200

Here:	5.9%
Maine:	6.9%

Here:	9.3%
Maine:	8.9%

Here:	17.1%
Maine:	28.3%

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